GRE Word List

PANACEA

a remedy for all ills or difficulties : cure-all

The meaning of the word panacea is a remedy for all ills or difficulties : cure-all.

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WordMeaning
excoriateto wear off the skin of : abrade
queasycausing nausea
stringenttight
oratorone who delivers an oration
ingenuousshowing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness
curtailto make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part
dolorouscausing, marked by, or expressing misery or grief
confluencea coming or flowing together, meeting, or gathering at one point
muggybeing warm, damp, and close
refractoryresisting control or authority : stubborn